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In 2009 the CMDFA celebrated its 60th anniversary year.

Springing out of the evangelical student movements of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship (IVF) and the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) of
the UK, a visionary group of doctors founded the Christian Medical
Fellowship of Australia in 1949. Separate Australian state fellowships
were established, and the work continued to expand as these groups
combined into a national body in 1962. The dentists joined in the
sixties, so we became the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of
Australia (CMDFA). A national office was established in Sydney in 2000
to serve the growing needs of the fellowship, and the first Executive
Officer, Dr Cliff Smith was appointed.

Today CMDFA has 600 members around Australia, from all ages and
stages of medical and dental practice, and many more than that who are
connected. Each state branch has a committee to oversee activities in
that state, and national board members are elected at annual general
meetings of financial members.

FEATURED POST

What:
Impact is a (residential) conference over the ANZAC day long weekend
run by the Christian Medical Dental Fellowship of Australia (CMDFA).
This year we are celebrating our 20th year of IMPACT and we are looking
forward to a long weekend where we can hear from God’s Word and spend
time in Christian community.

Who: Christian medical and
dental students, doctors and dentists. We are also happy to welcome our
nursing and allied health colleagues.

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ABOUT CMDFA

CMDFA is a Fellowship of Doctors and Dentists and associated healthcare professionals
who take membership of CMDFA as part of making a stand as a follower of Christ in
healthcare.